De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Aug 23, 2015 (6 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on August 23, 2015 near Les Bergeronnes, Quebec, Canada with 6 fatalities. Cause: TSB A15Q0120: the pilot flew...
- Date: August 23, 2015
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Les Bergeronnes, Quebec, Canada
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: TSB A15Q0120: the pilot flew manoeuvres with a reduced safety margin at low altitude, made a steep turn about 110 feet above ground, stalled and entered an incipient spin at an altitude too low for recovery, and the aircraft had no angle of attack indicator or stall warning system.
A float equipped DHC 2 Beaver operated by Air Saguenay on a sightseeing flight near Tadoussac, Quebec, with one pilot and five passengers aboard, stalled in a steep turn at low altitude on its return. It descended almost vertically onto a rocky outcrop and burned, killing all six occupants. The TSB found that low level manoeuvres with a reduced safety margin, and the absence of stall warning and angle of attack systems, removed the last defences against loss of control.